Northern New Hampshire Hiking
The trailhead parking areas in far Northern New Hampshire, even on this busy holiday weekend, only had a car or two. The roads were empty and the leaves were more bright and colorful than they…
Category: On The Trails & Summits
Dry River Trail – From Crawford Notch to Lake of the Clouds
When we hike we discuss places we would like to go and during one outing this summer Becca suggested that we should check out the Dry River Trail. We agreed it would be interesting to…
Hiking Mount Cube – Meeting Appalachian Trail Hikers And A Bit Of History
Time, time, time, it passes too quickly. Friends near and far should get together more often, but when we do we try to get in a hike. My friend Jody from Philadelphia was here for…
On the Appalachian Trail with Carey
On March 18th, Carey Kish left the summit of Springer Mountain in Georgia and started hiking north on the Appalachian Trail, aka the AT. His Six-Moon Journey (the name of his blog at MaineToday.com) began…
Get Outside and Have Fun!
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer This is a great summer. I have been getting out and I have been getting out with my friends. We’ve been hiking, climbing and biking as much as we can…
Fun Hikes in the Squam Lake Region
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Mount Percival, Mount Morgan, Rattlesnakes and Mount Livermore The Crawford-Ridgepole Trail begins near Cotton Mountain, just north of the Science Center and traverses the summits of the mountains that make…
Mount Moriah and Shelburne Moriah
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer The golfing gals, Sarah and Sharon, had so much fun hiking the Carters a few weeks ago that they brought along a few more friends when we returned…
Middle and South Carter Mountains
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer My friends Sarah and Sharon, the golfing gals, are back and ready to hit the trails this summer. All winter these two snowbirds carried their golf bags and spent time…
Mount Success 1954 Plane Crash Site
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer An early start driving up Success Pond Road all but guaranteed that we wouldn’t see any ATVs out four wheeling. I guess there is no need for most people to…
Mount Monadnock & Gap Mountain
(The new AMC Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide is Out!) by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer May was a great month for skiing and hiking! Becca and I skinned up Cannon and skied down…
Iceland in May
by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer “Iceland, really?” yes it is true. Charlie and I went to Iceland to compete in Iceland’s premier Worldloppet cross-country race on May 2nd. May 2nd is…
Little Attitash And Still Waiting For Spring
by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer Yes, I know it is May. Technically the season of spring, according to my calendar, began on Friday March 20th but Mother Nature is still allowing winter to…
A Spring Skiing Adventure On Mount Cardigan
by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer While skiers and snowboarders raced to Tuckerman Ravine, we decided to take advantage of the lingering snow on Mount Cardigan. Maple syrup farmers and spring skiing enthusiasts like…
Is Spring Canceled? We’re still playing on the snow!
by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer Winter and Spring are fighting. Spring wants in and winter doesn’t want to leave. I cheer hard and loud for winter to win until summer joins the battle…
Spring Skiing – Sunshine & Snowtime
by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer My summer golfing-hiking and winter snowbird friend, Sharon, came all the way from Florida to ski a few days with me last week. We had talked about meeting…